NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Detroit  Pistons 135, Minnesota Timberwolves 118

  Washington  Wizards 100, Chicago Bulls 97

  New  York Knicks 119, Indiana Pacers 113

Pistons 135, T-Wolves 118 – Bey, Bogdanovic lead  shorthanded Pistons past Timberwolves 

  Saddiq  Bey scored 31 points and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Minnesota  Timberwolves 135-118. Bojan Bogdanovic added 27 points for the shorthanded  Pistons, who were down 10-0 in the first three minutes. Four other players had  at least 13 points. Anthony Edwards scored 20 for Minnesota, which had won four  straight since a 116-104 loss to Detroit on New Year’s Eve. D’Angelo Russell  added 19 and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 14 rebounds.  The Pistons were without three rotation post  players: Marvin Bagley III (hand), Jalen Duran (ankle) and Isaiah Stewart  (shoulder). That left Nerlens Noel, who had played in only nine of Detroit’s  first 45 games, as the starting center against Gobert.

Wizards 100, Bulls 97 – Kuzma hits late 3-pointer to  lift Wizards past Bulls, 100-97 

  Kyle  Kuzma broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left and the Washington  Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 100-97 on Wednesday night. Following a timeout,  Kuzma drove to his right and hit a leaning shot as he floated toward the  Wizards’ bench. Zach LaVine missed a 16-footer for Chicago with 2.3 seconds  left, with Deni Avdija grabbing the last of his career-high 20 rebounds for  Washington. Earlier, LaVine beat the shot clock to tie it at 97. Kuzma finished  with 21 points. Backup forward Anthony Gill scored a career-high 18 points, and  Monte Morris added 17 for Washington.8 points for Chicago. Bulls scoring leader  DeMar DeRozan missed his first game of the season because of quadriceps strain.

Knicks 119, Pacers 113 – Brunson, Barrett help Knicks  hold off Pacers, 119-113 

  Jaylen  Brunson scored 34 points to help the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers  119-113 on Wednesday night. RJ Barrett added 27 points in his return from a  finger injury that sidelined him six games, and Julius Randle had 14 points and  16 rebounds. Buddy Hield led Indiana with 31 points. After New York led by 25  points in the third quarter, Hield cut it to 105-103 with a 3-pointer with 3:10  left. Brunson countered for the Knicks, scoring the next seven points of the  game. Hield’s four-point play with 1:22 remaining pulled the Pacers to 112-109.  He had a chance to tie it on Indiana’s next possession, but his 3-pointer was  off the mark.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight

  Michigan  at Iowa, 7:00 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:30

NCAAMBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night

  Wisconsin  84, Michigan State 80 – OT 

  Western  Michigan 79, Northern Illinois 70

  Akron  60, Eastern Michigan 43

  Bowling  Green 101, Central Michigan 68

Tonight

  Wake  Forest at (7) Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.

NHL – NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight

  Toronto  Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.

  Colorado  Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NHL – NHL remains abuzz about likely No. 1 pick Connor  Bedard

  Connor Bedard was the star as Canada won the world  junior hockey championship, providing a string of jaw-dropping and  record-setting performances in the run to gold. There had been talk before the  event that fellow forward Adam Fantillimight be closing the gap on the  17-year-old standout many expect to be the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft this  summer. Bedard instead showed just how wide the gulf is between himself and his  contemporaries. Entering Wednesday’s games, the worst team in the league was  Chicago, followed closely by Columbus and Anaheim.

NFL – Going home: Bills’ Hamlin released from Buffalo  hospital

  Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from a  hospital in Buffalo nine days after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be  resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati. Hamlin went home home after spending  two days undergoing tests at Buffalo General Medical Center. He was transferred  to Buffalo after spending last week at the University of Cincinnati Medical  Center, where the 24-year-old experienced what doctors called “a remarkable  recovery.” Neither doctors nor the Bills disclosed the results of the tests  Hamlin had. Doctors said he will continue his rehabilitation with the Bills.

MLB – Tigers change Comerica Park’s dimensions,  encourage offense

  The home of the Detroit Tigers is set to become a  little more hitter friendly. The outfield dimensions at Comerica Park are  changing, with the center field wall being moved in 10 feet to 412 feet from  home plate. The Tigers announced the changes on Wednesday. In addition, the  outfield wall has been lowered in center field from 8 1/2 feet to 7 feet, in  right-center field from 13 feet to 7 feet and in right field from 8 1/2 feet to  7 feet. The Tigers say the goal is to “reward hitter outcomes on balls hit to  the deepest parts of the park” and also “maintain the high number of extra-base  hits on balls in play to the gaps, resulting in action on the basepaths.” The  Tigers also said they hope the lowered outfield wall will encourage “more  electric defensive plays such as home run robberies.”  The Tigers hit just 110 homers last season,  which ranked last in the big leagues. Though the actual distance hasn’t  changed, the left field corner will be labeled 342 feet instead of 345 after  laser measurements were taken.  Comerica  Park will still have the second deepest center field wall in baseball behind  Colorado’s Coors Field at 415. The league average is 402.

MLB – Smyly could earn up to $41.5M over 3 years in  Cubs contract

  Left-hander Drew Smyly could earn up to $41.5 million  over three years from his contract with the Chicago Cubs if he pitches 150  innings annually, and catcher Tucker Barnhart could raise earnings to $9.5  million under his two-year contract if he becomes a regular starter. Smyly is  guaranteed $19 million as part of a two-year contract announced Dec. 24 that  calls for salaries of $8 million this year and $8.5 million in 2023. The deal  includes a $10 million mutual option for 2025 with a $2.5 million buyout.

Tennis – Naomi Osaka says she’s pregnant, plans tennis  return in 2024

  Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to  competition in 2024. The former world No. 1 posted what she called a “little  life update” Wednesday on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound.  The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years. She wrote  that she has so much to look forward to in the future. Osaka added that  "one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches  and tell someone, ‘that’s my mom.’” She hasn’t played a competitive match since  September and withdrew from the Australian Open, which begins Sunday.

USA Soccer – US women’s soccer tries to overcome past  lack of diversity

  Women’s soccer in the United States is trying to  improve its diversity. The effort starts with the sport’s pay-to-play model,  which can exclude talented kids from communities of color. Even U.S. Soccer  President Cindy Parlow Cone has lamented that soccer is seen as a “rich, white  kids’ sport.” U.S. national team defender Crystal Dunn has seen the national  team become steadily more representative, but she says there’s still work that  needs to be done. That starts with making sure young women of color feel  welcome all the way down to the youth level.

AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night

  Iowa  Wild 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 2

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Last Night

  Kalamazoo  Wings 5, Fort Wayne Komets 4 

NBAGL – NBA G-League
Last Night

  Windy  City Bulls 121, Long Island Nets 118

Tonight

  Raptors  905 (Mississauga, Ontario) at Motor City Cruise, 7:00 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball

  Kalamazoo  Phoenix 87, Covert 29

Girls Basketball

  Benton  Harbor 38, Kalamazoo Hackett 37 – OT 

  DeWitt  66, Gull Lake 32

  Bronson  69, Sturgis 22

Wrestling

  St.  Joseph, Lakeshore, Gull Lake at Battle Creek Lakeview
St.  Joseph 60, Battle Creek Lakeview 24
Gull  Lake 42, St. Joseph 33
(Lakeshore’s  results not reported)

Last Night
Boys Basketball
SMAC

  Portage  Northern at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.

  Lakeshore  at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.

  Kalamazoo  Central at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.

  Battle  Creek Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m.

  Battle  Creek Lakeview at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.

BCS

  River  Valley at Eau Claire, 8:00 p.m.

Non-Conference

  Schoolcraft  at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball
SMAC

  Battle  Creek Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:15 p.m.

BCS

  Howardsville  Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.

  River  Valley at Eau Claire, 6:30 p.m.

Southwest 10

  Decatur  at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.

  Hartford  at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.

  Bloomingdale  at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.

  Cassopolis  at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.

  Centreville  at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.

SAC

  Watervliet  at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m.

Non-Conference

  Andrews  Academy at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Swimming and Diving

  Mattawan  at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.

  Battle  Creek Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Detroit Pistons 135, Minnesota Timberwolves 118 
 Washington Wizards 100, Chicago Bulls 97 
 New York Knicks 119, Indiana Pacers 113
Pistons 135, T-Wolves 118 – Bey, Bogdanovic lead shorthanded Pistons past Timberwolves 
 Saddiq Bey scored 31 points and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 135-118. Bojan Bogdanovic added 27 points for the shorthanded Pistons, who were down 10-0 in the first three minutes. Four other players had at least 13 points. Anthony Edwards scored 20 for Minnesota, which had won four straight since a 116-104 loss to Detroit on New Year&rsquo;s Eve. D&rsquo;Angelo Russell added 19 and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 14 rebounds.  The Pistons were without three rotation post players: Marvin Bagley III (hand), Jalen Duran (ankle) and Isaiah Stewart (shoulder). That left Nerlens Noel, who had played in only nine of Detroit&#8217;s first 45 games, as the starting center against Gobert.
Wizards 100, Bulls 97 – Kuzma hits late 3-pointer to lift Wizards past Bulls, 100-97 
 Kyle Kuzma broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 100-97 on Wednesday night. Following a timeout, Kuzma drove to his right and hit a leaning shot as he floated toward the Wizards&rsquo; bench. Zach LaVine missed a 16-footer for Chicago with 2.3 seconds left, with Deni Avdija grabbing the last of his career-high 20 rebounds for Washington. Earlier, LaVine beat the shot clock to tie it at 97. Kuzma finished with 21 points. Backup forward Anthony Gill scored a career-high 18 points, and Monte Morris added 17 for Washington.8 points for Chicago. Bulls scoring leader DeMar DeRozan missed his first game of the season because of quadriceps strain.
Knicks 119, Pacers 113 – Brunson, Barrett help Knicks hold off Pacers, 119-113 
 Jaylen Brunson scored 34 points to help the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 119-113 on Wednesday night. RJ Barrett added 27 points in his return from a finger injury that sidelined him six games, and Julius Randle had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Buddy Hield led Indiana with 31 points. After New York led by 25 points in the third quarter, Hield cut it to 105-103 with a 3-pointer with 3:10 left. Brunson countered for the Knicks, scoring the next seven points of the game. Hield&rsquo;s four-point play with 1:22 remaining pulled the Pacers to 112-109. He had a chance to tie it on Indiana&rsquo;s next possession, but his 3-pointer was off the mark.
NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Tonight 
 Michigan at Iowa, 7:00 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:30
NCAAMBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Last Night 
 Wisconsin 84, Michigan State 80 – OT 
 Western Michigan 79, Northern Illinois 70 
 Akron 60, Eastern Michigan 43 
 Bowling Green 101, Central Michigan 68
Tonight 
 Wake Forest at (7) Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – NHL – National Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. 
 Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.
NHL – NHL remains abuzz about likely No. 1 pick Connor Bedard 
 Connor Bedard was the star as Canada won the world junior hockey championship, providing a string of jaw-dropping and record-setting performances in the run to gold. There had been talk before the event that fellow forward Adam Fantillimight be closing the gap on the 17-year-old standout many expect to be the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft this summer. Bedard instead showed just how wide the gulf is between himself and his contemporaries. Entering Wednesday&rsquo;s games, the worst team in the league was Chicago, followed closely by Columbus and Anaheim.
NFL – Going home: Bills&#8217; Hamlin released from Buffalo hospital 
 Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from a hospital in Buffalo nine days after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati. Hamlin went home home after spending two days undergoing tests at Buffalo General Medical Center. He was transferred to Buffalo after spending last week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where the 24-year-old experienced what doctors called &ldquo;a remarkable recovery.&rdquo; Neither doctors nor the Bills disclosed the results of the tests Hamlin had. Doctors said he will continue his rehabilitation with the Bills.
MLB – Tigers change Comerica Park&#8217;s dimensions, encourage offense 
 The home of the Detroit Tigers is set to become a little more hitter friendly. The outfield dimensions at Comerica Park are changing, with the center field wall being moved in 10 feet to 412 feet from home plate. The Tigers announced the changes on Wednesday. In addition, the outfield wall has been lowered in center field from 8 1/2 feet to 7 feet, in right-center field from 13 feet to 7 feet and in right field from 8 1/2 feet to 7 feet. The Tigers say the goal is to &ldquo;reward hitter outcomes on balls hit to the deepest parts of the park&rdquo; and also &ldquo;maintain the high number of extra-base hits on balls in play to the gaps, resulting in action on the basepaths.&rdquo; The Tigers also said they hope the lowered outfield wall will encourage &ldquo;more electric defensive plays such as home run robberies.&rdquo;  The Tigers hit just 110 homers last season, which ranked last in the big leagues. Though the actual distance hasn&#8217;t changed, the left field corner will be labeled 342 feet instead of 345 after laser measurements were taken.  Comerica Park will still have the second deepest center field wall in baseball behind Colorado&#8217;s Coors Field at 415. The league average is 402.
MLB – Smyly could earn up to $41.5M over 3 years in Cubs contract 
 Left-hander Drew Smyly could earn up to $41.5 million over three years from his contract with the Chicago Cubs if he pitches 150 innings annually, and catcher Tucker Barnhart could raise earnings to $9.5 million under his two-year contract if he becomes a regular starter. Smyly is guaranteed $19 million as part of a two-year contract announced Dec. 24 that calls for salaries of $8 million this year and $8.5 million in 2023. The deal includes a $10 million mutual option for 2025 with a $2.5 million buyout.
Tennis – Naomi Osaka says she&#8217;s pregnant, plans tennis return in 2024 
 Naomi Osaka is pregnant and plans to return to competition in 2024. The former world No. 1 posted what she called a &ldquo;little life update&rdquo; Wednesday on social media, including a picture of an ultrasound. The 25-year-old Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper, for years. She wrote that she has so much to look forward to in the future. Osaka added that &quot;one thing I&rsquo;m looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, &lsquo;that&rsquo;s my mom.&rsquo;&rdquo; She hasn&rsquo;t played a competitive match since September and withdrew from the Australian Open, which begins Sunday.
USA Soccer – US women&#8217;s soccer tries to overcome past lack of diversity 
 Women&rsquo;s soccer in the United States is trying to improve its diversity. The effort starts with the sport&#8217;s pay-to-play model, which can exclude talented kids from communities of color. Even U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone has lamented that soccer is seen as a &ldquo;rich, white kids&rsquo; sport.&rdquo; U.S. national team defender Crystal Dunn has seen the national team become steadily more representative, but she says there&rsquo;s still work that needs to be done. That starts with making sure young women of color feel welcome all the way down to the youth level.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Iowa Wild 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 2
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Kalamazoo Wings 5, Fort Wayne Komets 4 
NBAGL – NBA G-League 
 Last Night 
 Windy City Bulls 121, Long Island Nets 118
Tonight 
 Raptors 905 (Mississauga, Ontario) at Motor City Cruise, 7:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Boys Basketball 
 Kalamazoo Phoenix 87, Covert 29
Girls Basketball 
 Benton Harbor 38, Kalamazoo Hackett 37 – OT 
 DeWitt 66, Gull Lake 32 
 Bronson 69, Sturgis 22
Wrestling 
 St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Gull Lake at Battle Creek Lakeview
<ul>
<li>St. Joseph 60, Battle Creek Lakeview 24</li>
<li>Gull Lake 42, St. Joseph 33</li>
<li>(Lakeshore&rsquo;s results not reported)</li>
</ul>
Last Night 
 Boys Basketball 
 SMAC 
 Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 
 Lakeshore at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. 
 Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. 
 Battle Creek Lakeview at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
BCS 
 River Valley at Eau Claire, 8:00 p.m.
Non-Conference 
 Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball 
 SMAC 
 Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:15 p.m.
BCS 
 Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. 
 River Valley at Eau Claire, 6:30 p.m.
Southwest 10 
 Decatur at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. 
 Hartford at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. 
 Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. 
 Cassopolis at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. 
 Centreville at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
SAC 
 Watervliet at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m.
Non-Conference 
 Andrews Academy at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Swimming and Diving 
 Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. 
 Battle Creek Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m.

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 135, Minnesota Timberwolves 118 Washington Wizards 100, Chicago Bulls 97 New York Knicks 119, Indiana Pacers 113 Pistons 135, T-Wolves 118 – Bey, Bogdanovic lead shorthanded Pistons past